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Thu, 21 Jun 2012 02:26:56 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=213427#comment-2329831I never really honed in to this story at the time of it getting its burst of airplay, probably because I held commissioner stern in higher regard at that time and tended to believe it was an isolated event. But, that was then and this is now. After the one-sided officiating fest that leaned heavily in favor of an OKC and Heat final — and the absolute mockery of competition that is the finals with the refs siding with all things Miami — I no longer believe in the integrity of this league. Miami is all things wrong with the sport. Where greed and collusion on South Beach occurred between the big three long before the decision. Winning for all the wrong reasons. A great team is built from within over a long incubation period. Not manufactured between friends of competing teams assembling in a blink. The assembly sends the wrong message. Their bravado and air of heightened arrogance sends a distasteful glance.

I am a 20-year fan of the sport but I will tell you this. If Miami ends up winning (and it looks like a near lock that they will), I will be done with this sport and will vote with my pocketbook by dissociating myself with all things NBA. If I wanted a scripted outcome, I would have chosen a book that I would at least enjoy immersing myself in. Not this sorry product.